The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-16
CRIME AND CASUALTY.

udUcU III Il IlOI tIllS dIG6TlOOn. ABOUT
a month ago the men who load ore into
the cars at the docks struck for $500
day, an advance of 25 cents, Since
their places have been filed by colored
men from the south and foreigners
brought here from Chicago. For a
fortnight the workmen have been given
police protection, as the strikers, who
are Irish, have threatened to drive
them out of town. This afternoon
George Valtor, the eolored porter at
the Central Depot, took Superintend-
ent 0 'Brien, of the New York, Penn
sylvania s. Ohio road from his dinner
to the docks. The strikers, who had
congregatcd in large numbers, attacked
him, and knocking him to the ground
beat him in a terrible manner, and
would have killed him had they not
been driven away by the police. AT
the same time John Mannion, living on
Division Street, started home to din
ner. He was unloading ore from the
vessels and is not striker nor a scab.
He was assaulted just the same, how
ever, and had his leg broken. The POI
lice called for assistance, a patrol
wagon dashed to the scene and the
officers dispersed the mob. The Rail
road Company, hearing that they would
have to act quick to prevent bloody
scene, loaded their imported colored
men into train, and amidst a shower
of brick and ore, steamed away to the
suburbs.
PROBABLY DEFAULTER.
KANSAS CITY, June 14.-Rumors are
rife here of the disappearance of
Walter $. Condor, Grand Secretary
and Treasurer ofs the Switchmen' S
Mutual Aid Association, and the cause
thereof. There seems to be no doubt
that he is a defaulter, but no reliable
statement of the extent can be OBJ
tanned, the amount being variously
named at from $1,000 to SO 900. His
wife, who lives here, has not heard
from him for three weeks, and admits
he has lost considerable amount in
gambling. Detectives are on his track,
but with little hope of capturing him,
as he is supposed to be in Canada.
Strenuous efforts have been made to
suppress the matter, and all those who
are concerned are very reticent.
ANOTHER SUICIDE AT HARPER.
HARPER, Ks, June l4.-Our people
were again startled this morning by
the report that George Anterior, bag
gage agent at the Southern Kansas
Depot, had committed suicide by shoot
ing himself with a Smith IL Wesson
thirty eight double action revolver.
1t seems, as is customary with him,
that he had risen early and had to bill
out a car of stock for the morning
freight train, and those who were with
him saw nothing unusual in his action,
but while the balance of the employees
had gone to breakfast he got his revol-
yer and shot himself five times in the
head, one ball entering the brain. No
reason is assigned for the rash act.
He was about SO years of age, and had
been in the employ of the Southern
Kansas Railroad Company at Harper
for about three years.
BECOMING INTERESTING.
PAoLA, KS, June 14.-Still the
Wyandotte train Wreckers' trial pro-
ceeds with greater interest than ever.
All who were examined to-day testified
that the track where the wreck occur
red and on either side was in n miser-
able condition up till last July, when
the company repaired it with new ties
new rails, new spikes and fish-plates
All who testified to-day were knights
of Labor. Bitter controversies are en-
gagged in by the prosecution and de
Tense and at times all are on the floOI
at once forgetting that they are in open
court.
FEARFUL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
CHATTANOOGA, June 13.-News reach,
ed here at 10 O'Clock tonight that five
men had been killed and many wound
ed by the explosion of a dynamite
cartridge, at the Inman mines four
miles from the city.
POLICEMAN SHOT.
KANSAS CITY, June 14.-PatrolmaI
F. A. Register was shot in the lert
shoulder while attempting to capture a
highway robber at 10 o'clock tonight
The same robber had just shot a citi,
zen, and nearly killed him, the bullet
grazing his left cheek. An organized
gang of highwaymen are supposed tC
be located in the city, and large mum
cially during that portion of the month
| when there are no street lamps.
THE CORA LEE TRIAL.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, June I3.-Tht
trial of Cora Lee for the murder o
Sarah Graham, began here this morn
| ing. The attendance is large and in
| quiries from many parts of the countr!
show that interest has not subsidized
although it is not as intense as whel
/ crime were first arrested. Tn
/ jury were secured without diff
Guilty on account of tn
lapse of time and number of peopl
| who have come into the county ant
| therefore not familiar with the fact
concerning the crime. Several wit
nesses were examined to-day, but moth
ing ELECTED with which the public wer
not familiar at the time of tn
preliminary examination. 1t is under
stood that the defendant will go upo
the stand herself before the trial closes
when dramatic and sensational tim
may be expected. Judge Bland,
brother of Silver Slaic'' is presiding.
A CLEVER FoRGER ARRESTED.
| CHICAGO, June IA special froI
Wabash, Indiana, says: Frank FoV
Ter was arrested at Rich Valley, nea
here, yesterday. He went there fe'
days ago and hired out as laborer to
farmer. On Saturday United State
detective appeared at Rich Valley an
| informed the farmer that Fowler wa
wanted in Tennessee for the forgery
checks on Governor Bates thrice
months ago for S37 600. Fowler is OF
of the most expert forgers in the coul
try.
THE INDIANS EsCAPED.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, rune IA speci
, from Tucson, Arizona, says: New
has just reached here that Lieutenant
Johnson and Hughes, Tenth cayalr
J jumped an Indian camp in the RincC
mountains and captured everything
camp except the Indians, who escape
{ on foot and have crossed the San L
| dro. Captain Whit, of the Fourt
t cavalry. is on their trail. There a
2 thirty indians in the band moving in
northwestward direction from the re
ervation.
THE HOSTILE APAcHEs.
/ WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June 14.-Tl
5 adjutant general to-day received I'll
{ following dispatch from Gen. ..
r Howard, dated San Francisco, Jun
/. Is: Gen. Miles telegTaphs that CAP
g Pierce reports only sixteen men absel
e from San Carlos, and that all Indial
s ON the reservation understand that Il
I action of the few reflect upon Il
s whole. tribe and are anxious that Il
s offenders shall be captured. He leav
2 | Los Angeles to-day for Fort Grant.
t A BRUTAL PREACHER.
s NEW York, June IA Reedgyill
North Carolina, special says: Re
George Pittard, pastor of the Mort
fork Methodist church and teacher
: the boys school, while crossing t
+ lawn a few days ago during recess w
| struck nv base bail brtIiSinp hi